Near Miss

He’s haunted by his past. She has a secret that could destroy him. And falling for each other might get them both killed. After a mission in Afghanistan that cost him everything, former British SAS captain Lachlan Mackay doesn’t do trust. His ghosts won’t let him. As head of global security for LAI, Lachlan discovers someone is shipping US weapons to an Afghan warlord with Taliban ties and sees an opportunity to avenge the fallen. Until Sophia Russo walks into his life and makes him feel something he thought died years ago. Sophia’s new job at LAI comes with a secret mission: prove the head of global security is trafficking weapons to a warlord. But when she uncovers proof pointing directly at Lachlan, she doesn’t believe it. The haunted, honorable man who makes her pulse race every time he’s near isn’t a traitor. The moment she shows Lachlan the evidence and chooses to help him, she paints a target on her back. And Lachlan realizes the walls he built to keep everyone out just became the reason she’s in danger. She risked everything to believe in him. Now he’ll risk everything to keep her safe, unmask the real traitor, and prove that letting her in wasn’t a mistake—it was the only right choice he’s made in years. B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree and 2023 INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist Near Miss is book one in C.S. Smith’s steamy romantic suspense series featuring former special operators from the US and UK. Contains cursing, on the page sex, and violence. It can be read as a standalone and has a HEA. If you like alpha males, strong women, danger, and some spice in your romance, this is the story for you!